Thomas Affleck Papers
This portion of the collection deals with the
Senior member of the Affleck Family, Thomas Affleck (1812-1868).
The letters in this collection are the carbon copies of material that
has been transcribed and is held in the Special Collection, Hill Memorial
Library at Louisiana State University.
The letters cover a wide range of subject
matter, scientific writings, letters between Affleck and his wife, Anna
Dunbar Affleck with their son, Dunbar Affleck. Accounts of "Glenblythe",
the Affleck family home near the towns of Gay Hill and Brenham in
Washington County, Texas, and Affleck's Southern Agricultural Almanac,
successor to The Western Farmer's and Gardner's Almanac,
published in New Orleans.
The Affleck scrapbook's filled with various
material, newspaper clippings, circulars, pamphlets pertaining to the
labor question in Texas, immigration, farm crops, cattle breeding, and
other subjects of important historical significance regarding the
history of Texas.
Isaac Dunbar Affleck
This portion of the Affleck papers
is of paramount importance because it contains letters written in Isaac
Dunbar Affleck's hand during his service in the Confederate Army as a member
of the famous Terry's Texas Rangers. It also contains the original
manuscript of Isaac Dunbar Affleck's Life of Jack Hayes.
Additionally correspondence from J. Frank Dobie and J. Evetts Haley,
prominent Texas men of letters. Among the other items are
memorabilia of the Confederate Army, ribbons and pins, photographic
material of major Confederate figures, newspaper clippings, pamphlets
and manuscript material of other Isaac Dunbar Affleck's writings
on the history of Texas.
Mary Hunt Affleck
The Mary Hunt Affleck (Mrs. Isaac Dunbar
Affleck) segment of the collection is comprised of a number of original
and revised manuscripts by the poet. There are several hundred
sheets written in her own hand, original drafts in addition to
typewritten transcriptions of her work. Included in these
materials are pamphlets of her poem "Black Mammy", pieces of
memorabilia, photographs, letters, a typed letter signed by J. Evetts
Haley, assorted newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, with many of her
published works pasted down, short stories, etc. This portion of
the collection represents the work of an early major Texan woman poet
and literary figure.
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